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The Global Family Business Champions

Apprenticeships

Family Business United is delighted to have formed a strategic partnership with The Opportunity Provider supporting independent training providers to build confident, capable delivery teams through apprenticeship-based workforce development.

The Opportunity Provider Ltd is a multi-award-winning apprenticeship and training provider dedicated to creating opportunity through skills that upskill businesses and changes lives. Since 2006, we have supported employers and learners across England by delivering high-quality training that develops talent, strengthens organisations and creates meaningful career progression.


Bringing together specialist sector brands - HIT Training (Hospitality and Retail), Connect2Care (Adult Care, Early Years and Funeral Services) and The Executive Development Network (Leadership and Management) - we provide industry-focused expertise supported by experienced trainers who understand the realities of the sectors they serve.


As an employee-owned organisation, our purpose is simple: to upskill businesses, change lives and build a sustainable future for people, employers and society.


What We Do

The Opportunity Provider delivers 34 apprenticeship standards from Level 2 to Level 7, alongside a wide range of short courses designed to support career progression from entry-level roles through to senior leadership and graduate-level positions.


Our programmes are delivered nationally through regional teams who combine workplace face to face learning with flexible digital tools to ensure training is relevant, practical and immediately applicable in real working environments.

We also design specialist programmes in response to sector needs, including leadership pathways to address skills shortages.


Services Offered

Our training provision focuses on supporting employers to develop skilled workforces while enabling individuals to build long-term careers. Our services include:


- Apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 7 across multiple sectors

- Sector-specialist training through dedicated brands

- Leadership and management development programmes

- Short courses supporting professional development and progression

- Bespoke apprenticeship programmes designed around employer workforce challenges

- Workplace-based learning delivered by experienced vocational trainers

- Inclusive learner support including specialist SEND provision and Functional Skills development

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